[1] Sharif Zayd died in Mecca on Tuesday, 3 Muharram 1077 AH (6 July 1666), after 35 years on the throne.
Only Sa'd and Hasan were present at his death; Muhammad Yahya was in Medina and Ahmad was in Najd.
[3] After Zayd's death there was disagreement among the ashraf as to who should succeed him as Emir of Mecca.
[5] Both sides petitioned Imad Agha, who as sanjak-bey of Jeddah and shaykh al-haram of Mecca was the Ottoman government's representative in the land.
Imad Agha decided in favor of Sa'd and sent him the khil'ah (robe of honor).